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HAMMERFALL To Perform On Swedish TV

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have scheduled the following signing sessions in their home country:

Friday, February 20 at Bengans in Stockholm: 17:00Saturday, February 21 at RockHouse in Göteborg: 14:00

On Wednesday, February 18, HAMMERFALL will perform live at the Debaser Medis in Stockholm as a part of the live broadcast of the SVT production "Popcirkus" (SVT2, 19:30). The very next morning, the band will play two songs from its new album, "No Sacrifice, No Victory", live in the studio of TV4's "Nyhetsmorgon".

"No Sacrifice, No Victory" is scheduled for release on February 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded in part at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden and includes an instrumental written by the group's latest addition, guitarist Pontus Norgren (THE POODLES, TALISMAN, GREAT KING RAT), as well as a song entitled "One of a Kind", which was composed as a collaboration between HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak and IN FLAMES axeman Jesper Strömblad (who was a member of HAMMERFALL in the band's earliest incarnation). The cover artwork was created by Sam Didier, while Thomas Ewerhard was responsible for the CD layout.

"No Sacrifice, No Victory" track listing:

01. Any Means Necessary02. Life Is Now03. Punish And Enslave04. Legion05. Between Two Worlds06. Hallowed Be My Name07. Something For The Ages08. No Sacrifice, No Victory09. Bring The Hammer Down10. One Of A Kind11. My Sharona (THE KNACK cover)

"Any Means Necessary", the new video from HAMMERFALL, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Belgrade, Serbia with director Ivan Colic of i-Code, who previously worked with the band on the "Natural High" clip.

HAMMERFALL performed "Any Means Necessary" on January 17 during the "P3 Guld" live awards ceremony broadcast from the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. The event was aired live on both Swedish national TV and radio.

Footage of HAMMERFALL's performance can be viewed below.

Pontus Norgren joined HAMMERFALL as the replacement for Stefan Elmgren, who left the band in April 2008 to focus on his new career as a pilot.

"Any Means Necessary" video:

HAMMERFALL performing "Any Means Necessary" live on January 17 during the "P3 Guld" live awards ceremony:

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